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Carlos Alcaraz has develop into the fourth youngest man to win three Grand Slam titles after his triumph on the 2024 French Open.
The 21-year-old’s victory at Roland Garros has made him the youngest male participant to win a Grand Slam title on onerous courts, grass and clay.
Alcaraz overcame Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in a ultimate lasting 4 hours and 19 minutes on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier.
The 7 youngest gamers to win the Floor Slam as Carlos Alcaraz surges to No 1
Listed here are the six youngest males to win three Grand Slam singles titles within the Open Period.
6. Jim Courier – 21 years, 294 days
Jim Courier gained his maiden Main title because the No 9 seed on the 1991 French Open, the place he overcame his rival Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 within the ultimate.
The American was the second seed on the 1992 Australian Open and he downed prime seed Stefan Edberg 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 within the title match to safe his second Grand Slam.
On the age of 21 years and 294 days, Courier added his third Main title when he defended his Roland Garros crown in 1992 with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 ultimate victory over No 7 seed Petra Korda. The No 1 seed dropped only one set en path to the title.
5. Boris Becker – 21 years, 230 days
Boris Becker famously claimed his first Grand Slam title as an unseeded 17-year-old on the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, the place he noticed off No 8 seed Kevin Curren 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-4 within the ultimate.
The German defended his Wimbledon title in 1986 with a convincing 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 triumph towards prime seed Ivan Lendl within the championship match. This was the No 4 seed’s second Main.
Becker’s third Grand Slam title got here three years later at Wimbledon in 1989, the place he earned a decisive 6-0, 7-6(1), 6-4 ultimate victory over No 2 seed Edberg. The third-seeded Becker had battled previous prime seed Ivan Lendl in a five-set semi-final.
4. Carlos Alcaraz – 21 years, 35 days
Carlos Alcaraz defeated No 5 seed Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 within the ultimate of the 2022 US Open, the place he was seeded third, to win his first Grand Slam title. The 19-year-old’s victory made him the youngest world No 1 in ATP historical past.
The Spaniard was the second seed on the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, the place he edged out No 1 seed Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in an exciting title match to safe his second Main.
On the 2024 French Open, Alcaraz overcame No 2 seed Jannik Sinner and No 4 seed Zverev in back-to-back five-setters within the final 4 and the ultimate for his third Grand Slam crown. The third seed was 21 years and 35 days outdated on the time of his triumph.
3. Rafael Nadal – 21 years, 7 days
Two days after his nineteenth birthday, Rafael Nadal claimed his maiden Grand Slam on the 2005 French Open with a 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 win towards the unseeded Mariano Puerta within the title match. Nadal was the fourth seed and making his event debut.
The Spaniard was the world No 2 at Roland Garros a yr later, when he downed No 1 seed Roger Federer 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4) within the ultimate to win his second Main.
Nadal then gained his third consecutive French Open crown in 2007, the place he beat prime seed Federer within the championship match once more. This time, the second seed defeated the Swiss 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win his third Grand Slam total.
2. Mats Wilander – 20 years, 109 days
Like Nadal, Mats Wilander gained Roland Garros on his debut — in 1982 — to safe his first Main. The Swede, who was unseeded, prevailed 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-0, 6-4 towards No 3 seed Guillermo Vilas within the ultimate.
Wilander secured his second Grand Slam on grass on the 1983 Australian Open, the place — because the third seed — he earned a definitive 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory towards prime seed Ivan Lendl within the title match.
A second-seeded Wilander then defended his Australian Open crown in 1984 with a 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2 win towards ninth seed Curren within the ultimate.
1. Bjorn Borg – 20 years, 27 days
Bjorn Borg was 18 when he claimed his maiden Grand Slam title on the 1974 French Open because the No 3 seed. The tennis icon got here again to down 14th seed Manuel Orantes 2-6, 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 within the championship match.
The Swede was the highest seed when he gained his second Main at Roland Garros in 1975 with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 ultimate victory towards No 4 seed Vilas.
On the age of simply 20 years and 27 days, Borg claimed the primary of his 5 Wimbledon titles in 1976 — and his third Grand Slam — when he defeated third seed Ilie Nastase 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 within the ultimate. The No 4 seed grew to become the primary man within the Open Period to win Wimbledon with out shedding a set.
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